IBM: Catching Up or Moving Ahead?
September 21, 2010
As IBM is inching towards complete automation in content classification and management, we noticed that the IBM InfoSphere Classification Module in now renamed as “Classification Module,” which “automates the organization of unstructured content by analyzing full text of documents and emails.” IBMs Enterprise Content Management (ECM) now uses context-sensitive and rules-based classification and categorization that not only saves time and money, but also “shifts the categorization burden away from your valuable staff resources and helps you make better informed data management decision.”
IBM also seems to be repositioning itself more towards the government, as seen from its “Advance Classification” experiences that pay heavy emphasis on its government applications. Displayed on its site are the case studies and white paper that deal with the army use, and the federal governments’ records management challenges. Among other podcasts and videos are details about Classification Module, automated document classification, content management software, and complaint information management. Check them out if you are into the Big Blue.
Is IBM ahead of curve, behind the curve, or confused by the curve. Clustering, categorization, and entity extraction have become standard features of most search systems and next generation enterprise content processing products from giants like Autonomy and Exalead to more specialized vendors such as Megaputer. The IBM open source initiative also is interesting and we think we see either competitive jiggling or catching up in action.
Harleena Singh, September 21, 2010
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